National statistics differ between five Metropolitan areas in Belgium. These five metropolitan areas (Dutch: Agglomeratie, French: Agglomération) are also covered by Eurostat statistics as separate Larger Urban Zones (LUZ).
Metropolitan areas
| Rank | metropolitan area | region | core city population |
metro population |
LUZ population |
LUZ area |
LUZ pop. density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brussels-Capital Region
|
 Brussels
|
194,291 (2019) | 1,789,447 (2006) | 1,800,663 (2004) | 1,614 km | 1116 inhabitants/km |
| 2 | Antwerp metropolitan area
|
 Flemish Region
|
525,935 (2019) | 1,200,000 (2006) | 1,200,000 (2004) | 941 km | 972 inhabitants/km |
| 3 | Liège metropolitan area
|
 Wallonia
|
197,327 (2019) | 633,934 (2006) | 626,357 (2004) | 1,055 km | 594 inhabitants/km |
| 4 | Ghent metropolitan area
|
Flemish Region
|
262,219 (2019) | 416,493 (2006) | 399,741 (2004) | 537 km | 744 inhabitants/km |
| 5 | Charleroi metropolitan area
|
Wallonia
|
202,267 (2019) | 403,868 (2006) | 386,060 (2004) | 615 km | 628 inhabitants/km |
See also
References
- De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Luyten, Etienne Van Hecke, Instituut voor Sociale en Economische Geografie, K. U.Leuven
- Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Urbanaudit.org Archived 2008-06-26 at the Wayback Machine